Biography & Autobiography - Rich & Famous

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She was television's most famous virgin -- and, as Aaron Spelling's daughter, arguably its most famous case of nepotism. Portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori Spelling became one of the most recognizable young actresse...

In her powerful memoir His Bright Light, #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel opened her heart to share the devastating story of the loss of her beloved son. In A Gift of Hope, she shows us how she transformed that pain...

This sensational biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. explores the relationships that the American figurehead had with famous women, including his mother, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, pop star Madonna, and actress Daryl Hannah. It also discuss...

Over the years there have been many books published about the Kennedy family, individually and collectively. But only this book provides a powerful and detailed look at the complex relationships shared between the three women who were...

An elegantly designed, beautifully composed volume of personal letters from famous American men and women that celebrates the American Experience and illuminates the rich history of some of America’s most storied families.Poster...

KENDRA BARES ALL Fans of the E! smash hit series The Girls Next Door fell in love with sporty Playboy beauty Kendra Wilkinson's care- free spirit, infectious laugh, and down-to-earth nature. Now that she's moved out of the world's mo...

What Remains is a vivid and haunting memoir about a girl from a working-class town who becomes an award-winning television producer and marries a prince, Anthony Radziwill, one of a long line of Polish royals and nephew of President J...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYJanet Maslin, The New York Times • St. Louis Post-DispatchLook for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.When P...

Carole Gene Marer spent her girlhood dreaming of meeting Rock Hudson, but when she finally had the chance—on a date with her future husband, television mogul Aaron Spelling—she was so shy she hid all night in the powder room. Ho...

The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthropist with the storied name, has generated worldwide headlines since her grandson Philip sued his father, Anthony Marshall, in 2006, alleging mistreatment of Brooke. Shortly after her d...

From the founders of the international health-care behemoth Johnson & Johnson in the late 1800s to the contemporary Johnsons of today, such as billionaire New York Jets owner Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV, all is revealed i...

This intimate, shocking—and thoroughly unauthorized—portrait of the Hiltons chronicles the family’s amazing odyssey from poverty and obscurity to glory and glamour.From Conrad Hilton, the eccentric “innkeeper t...

On July 19, 2001, following a conviction for perjury, international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in prison. Prisoner FF8282, as Archer is now known, spent the first three weeks in the notorious HMP Bel...

SHE IS A FASHION ICON WITH A LUST FOR FAME. HE IS POSSIBLY THE MOST FAMOUS ATHLETE ON THE PLANET.Together they are one of the most loved -- and hated -- pairs on Earth. This sensational, highly addictive biography delves beneath the B...

Heaven, Jeffrey Archer's final volume in his trilogy of prison diaries, covers the period of his transfer from a medium security prison, HMP Wayland, to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. It includes a shocking account of th...

In this new addition to his popular series, Nigel Cawthorne turns his gaze to the sex lives of gay icons in film, the arts, history, politics, and religion.Over the years, some gay men, such as Oscar Wilde, have suffered for their sex...

Born in 1906, Huguette Clark grew up in her family's 121-room Beaux Arts mansion in New York and was one of the leading celebrities of her day. Her father William Andrews Clark, was a copper magnate, the second richest man in American...

Investigator and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin pulls back the curtain on America's notorious Kardashian family's seemingly meteoric rise to fame, and the dark secrets they've struggled to hide in Kardashian Dynasty...

The definitive story of Hollywood's most famous couple He was a tough-guy Welshman softened by the affections of a breathtakingly beautiful woman; she was a modern-day Cleopatra madly in love with her own Mark Antony. For nearly a q...

A penniless emigre who made a fortune and became one of the great philanthropists of the twentieth century, George Soros has led a remarkable life. This biography brings forth his story in unprecedented depth, from his childhood as a ...

Set against the backdrop of Victorian and Edwardian society, a portrait of the three Jerome sisters--Jennie, Clara, and Leonie, American heiresses who married into the heights of British society--spans three generations, from their pa...

Dearest Reader,By now you might be wondering: Jenny McCarthy has more to say?! After six New York Times bestsellers, I've talked about pregnancy, autism, and motherhood. I hope you've enjoyed it. I hope it's made you laugh and cry and...

A pioneering philanthropist and daughter of American royalty reveals what it was like to grow up in one of the world's most famous families. The great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, Eileen Rockefeller learned in childhood that...

The crazy ass Swedish porn star strips down about naughty celebrity sex, the best kept industry secrets and how to take control of a pilot's joystick. "My Life As A pornstar" chronicles Puma's life from her horse-obsessed c...

An elegant, witty, frank, touching, and deeply personal account of the loves both great and fleeting in the life of one of America's most celebrated and fabled women.Born to great wealth yet kept a virtual prisoner by the custody batt...

THE REALITY BEHIND REALITY TV—HOLLYWOOD'S FAVORITE MOM-STAR TELLS IT LIKE IT ISTori Spelling is the first to admit that the "reality" behind her popular television show, Tori & Dean, isn't always real. Not even Star Magazi...

'Kiernan's sharp-eyed biography brings back a woman who, far into her 90s, relished the dance of life.'—O MagazineThe fabulous life of Brooke Astor, a pioneer of philanthropy and for decades a luminary of New York society. Hers is...

THE HILTONS is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. ...

A collection of secret government files on past and present celebrities includes coverage of Errol Flynn's suspected work as a Nazi spy, Marilyn Monroe's knowledge of top White House secrets, and the possibility of John Lennon's state...

Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage takes us behind the paneled doors of the Titanic's elegant private suites to present compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers. The intimate atmosphere onboard history's most famous sh...